PBF P4P #1
01-27-2008, 10:19 PM
Much much better than most thought...
Former world champions Roy Jones and Felix Trinidad may be past their primes, but they're still stars and boxing fans still love them.
Despite overwhelming prefight media criticism of their light heavyweight showdown last Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, the fight drew a stunningly large audience. It generated 500,000 pay-per-view subscriptions and $25 million in domestic television revenue, HBO PPV's Mark Taffet told ESPN.com on Thursday.
It broke down to 300,000 cable subscriptions and 200,000 satellite buys, he said. Once all the buys are fully counted, the totals are expected to rise slightly.
"The Jones-Trinidad fight exceeded our expectations both in and out of the ring," Taffet said. "They proved that they still have a large, adoring fan base and they gave their fans their money's worth."
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Former world champions Roy Jones and Felix Trinidad may be past their primes, but they're still stars and boxing fans still love them.
Despite overwhelming prefight media criticism of their light heavyweight showdown last Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, the fight drew a stunningly large audience. It generated 500,000 pay-per-view subscriptions and $25 million in domestic television revenue, HBO PPV's Mark Taffet told ESPN.com on Thursday.
It broke down to 300,000 cable subscriptions and 200,000 satellite buys, he said. Once all the buys are fully counted, the totals are expected to rise slightly.
"The Jones-Trinidad fight exceeded our expectations both in and out of the ring," Taffet said. "They proved that they still have a large, adoring fan base and they gave their fans their money's worth."
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